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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Orangeburg, SC · March 7, 1988

Date
March 7, 1988 · 18:05 local
Place
Orangeburg, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8994Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA114
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total325 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel before normal fuel endurance. Nosed over landing. Found a fuel cap leaking. Siphoned out the fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE NORMAL FUEL ENDURANCE. NOSED OVER LANDING. FOUND A FUEL CAP LEAKING. SIPHONED OUT THE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.